Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Cory Holmes

Name: Cory Holmes
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/28/2011
Location: College of Staten Island campus
Staten Island, New York, 10314
County: Richmond
Agency: City of New York Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: I was a student at he campus when this occurred. There were many student witnesses who reported that the victim was not reaching for the officer's gun, and that the officer sat on top of the victim for an extended period of time.
Unique ID: 10812

News article: Link






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